ARIN

Here is an excerpt from the just-released Cook Report that mentions ARIN. 
Note, that these are Gordon Cook's recommendations and I don't know how
many people he has consulted about them, so please do not fly off the
handle and start accusing people. I'm posting this here because I'd like
to see some THOUGHTFUL public comment. On to the quote...

   (4)  ARIN needs to be formed immediately. (5) ARIN RIPE and APNIC need
   to act swiftly to form the global Council of IP Registries, and (6) 
   this Council needs to appropriate for itself the IANA functions and to
   found them in a legal charter.

If you want more info on the Cook Report, you can find it at
http://cookreport.com/

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